Poet and esthete Reginald Bunthorne loves village milkmaid Patience who doesn't love poetry or understand love. She finally discovers what it means and decides to marry Reginald's rival.
General Note: Features: an introduction to the opera by Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Gilbert & Sullivan profile, song index.Libretto in English ([21] p.) in container.Originally produced by The Moving Picture Company in 1982."From the popular series seen on PBS and the BBC"--Container.Based on English National Opera Production by John Cox.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Production designer, Allan Cameron ; lighting designer, Paul Beeson ; choreography, Terry Gilbert ; videotape editor, Barry Stevens.
Participant or Performer Note: Derek Hammond-Stroud (Reginald Bunthorne) ; John Fryatt (Archibald Grosvenor) ; Sandra Dugdale (Patience) ; Anne Collins (Lady Jane) ; Terry Jenkins (Duke of Dunstable) ; Shelagh Squires (Lady Saphir) ; Donald Adams (Colonel Calverley) ; Roderick Kennedy (Major Murgatroyd) ; Ambrosian Opera Chorus ; London Symphony Orchestra ; Alexander Faris, conductor.Presenter, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.